The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-04
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An Interesting Report Made by Miss boyd,
tho City MIsslonArY.

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: Miss Lizzie Boyd, the little woman who
ID becoming well known throughout the
city, especially among the lower classes,
as the City Missionary, in her report to
Rev. Dr.. y. al Cunningham Of her work
during the month Of April makes tho fol.
lowing interesting a%tatements:
II have steadily aimed during the past
month 10 leave nothing undons which my
hand found 10 do, In my appointed work,
Indeed, 1t has seemed each day that I have
needed q hundred pain OF hands 10 do
what has been needful to be done In seek
ing the Maynard and nurturing the tender
lambs Of this "lock scattered abroad" In
their struggled and temptations. The story
Of one Is tho story Of many--"i am trying
hard not TO let 10 my hold on Christ ; but
oh, 1t 10 30 hard, Tor l never got to church,
becauae l have nothing to wear-the
money all goes for beer. lam glad to have
some ono come in and help me-, 4.
My work has extended from tho re.
hottest end Of the city northward to the
extreme bound southwark and from the
fatthest eastern border to the back river
line Of the Island. It 10 not possible to
tell Of the milea Of winding travel, In aud
out, that l have made, to reach In garres
and collar, in front ntreet and In back
ways, the hearts needing words OF hope
and warning, and light. But l half for.
got the weary nteps In tho happiness oil
having been permitted 10 help some henrts
to GEE It possible for even them to rice to
higher heights Of living. Among the
many kinds Of work that has helped Ia
give the spice OF variety, has been this
boiling OF small meetipYs--jn,promptu,
for temperance instruction TO motley
groups OF men, women aud children who
have gathered about the doorway to hear
what l had to say to those inside. / have
not lost tho opportunity to give them Ill
q little timaly holp.
To those unfamiliar with the lite OF pow.
erty, It would doubtless BIO y surprise to
know the kind OF reading that drifts into
the majority Of their homes through acct.
dent or wicked purpose. Books aud pa.
pers that educate downward are flooding
the homes Of the poor and illitsrate Of our
city, With nothing in my maud to offer
az a substitute but ANAL tracts, ! have
tried 10 instruct them as 10 the danger Of
taking into their minds what they would
not have wrought out in the lie. They
have always been ready to receive it.
My neighborhood meetings have mum.
bored two. 1t has been with an indie
i%scribable interest I have watched In these
meetings the forms bent under tho weight
Of years kneelirg in penitence at the
cross; and otherg with the trembling
hand, almost pslsied In death, reaching
out to touch tho "hem OF His garmeuts;'
aud those 10 whom the shadow Of a great
grief had CINE, looking unto Him Tor the
iirst time through their tears Of sorrow
and penitence. To 200 families l have
been privileged to carry the "glad tidinge
OF great joy" reading together out Of the
blessed Book, and praying with them
save where there waa occasionally a Silent
ly expressed disinclina.ion to receive 1t,
l have had on my list OF sick visits during
the month nineteen families. have had
the joy Of seeing some Of them come to
Christ, who will never again 70 IRON their
homes until they are carried out by other
hands. So I leave the things that ore be.
hind to press on to new ~seryice-only
linking the past with the present and iu.
ture to provoke hope and courage.